P£GE six: Masters Behind the Lion 'V Bob Szajna Szajita's Experience Presents Liens With Healthier Outlook at QB Position (This is the fourth in a series of articles examining ■ the Penn State football team position by position to see who will represent State on the gridiron this fall. Today—quarterback.) Ever since Coach Rip Engle brought his Winged-T to Penn State in 1950 to re place the old standby single wing formation, there has been the pressing need for an ex perienced quarterback the one spot most vital in any T attack. During the 1950 season Rip had to convert a primarily blocking single wing quarterback Vince O’Bara into a back who had to pass often, play the deceiver, run, and outgeneral. Last year, Rip once again had to teach newcomers the intricacies of the T. But today, as Rip and his staff diligently busy themselves for the season opener against Tem ple Saturday afternoon on Bea ver Field, the quarterback spot is in healthier condition than ever in Rip’s two previous years. For the first time, Engle has a veteran QB performer in Bob Szajna. High Completion Record For Reading Bob (surname pro nounced Shine-uh), has a solid year of signal calling experience behind him in which he further smoothed out his smooth ball handling and sharpened his gen erally good passing. Generally is the word, because Sznajna still cannot consistently throw the longer aerial without a wobble. Last year Bob had an unusually high 48 fir cent of pass comple tions as he tossed three TD’s and completed 41 out of 86 pitches for 528 yards. (Bob is especially deadly on the short pass.) Although the QB situation is beter than ever at the beginning of a season, the knee injury which has sidelined passer Tony Rados during fall scrimmage figures to hold down both his effectiveness and the amount of his playing time this fall. Thus State is robbed of plenty of reserve striking power since Notre Dame transfer student Tony was a steady alter nate with Szajna last year. Rados can really heave the long one and last year was responsible for State gaining 415 yards via the air lanes. Bailey Top Soph Coming up fast and pressing even Szajna is sophomore passer Don fiailey. With Rados likely to see little action, to date sharp looking Bailey could be State’s number one relief pitcher. The 5-11, 182 pound Pittsburgher is also likely to hold down one of the defensive halfback slots be side Bill Leonard. Fourth in line for the behind the - center position •is another sophomore, John “Cy” Dubinsky. Zy is a 5-10, 170 pounder from Indiana. Pa. Another QB candidate, soph Norm Paul was shifted to left ialf when a rash of injuries to he “a” backs forced Engle to >olster that position. Paul, a left landed passer from Ambler, is he pony back, scamper type at 155 pounds. .acrosse Manager Sophomore candidates for sec md assistant lacrosse manager or 1952 are asked to sign up to lay at the Graduate Manager of athletics’ office, 106 Old Main. Grid Manager Sophomore ca n d idaies for second assistant football man ager for 1952 are asked to sign up today at the Graduate Man ager of Athletics office in 106 Old Main. Don Bailey Baseball Parade The once-again swashbuckling New York Yankees powered their way closer to their fourth straight pennant yesterday as rook ie Bill Miller tamed the Detroit Tigers with three hits, 7-0. The Cleveland Indians played Washington last night. Joe Collins and Hank Bauer homered in the Bomber’s fifth straight victory.' Art Houtteman lost his 19th. Miller’s mark is 4-5. The National League saw Brooklyn edge a little closer to the pennant that has been avoiding them for the past two seasons as the Chicago Cubs swamped the Giants, 9-0. The Dodgers played the Pir ates last night. The Cubs wangled four passes off starter Jack Harshman in his two innings of service. Harshman, previously up with the Giants as a first baseman, had a minor league record as a homerun slug ger. The Giants suffered in more ways than one. Monte Irvin, star outfielder, reinjured his right leg whie chasing one of Bill Serena’s three hits. The extent of the in jury was not immediately deter mined. This could result in real mas terminding operation by DUroch er. Could be that Bobby Thom son will come back to third base and Bob Elliot will go to the out field again.. In any case, Irvin’s big bat would be missed. When we went out on that sort of thought that the Phila proverbial limb last year, we delphia A's had what it took-to finish last. This was B.S. Be fore Shantz. that is). Add Gus Zerial's second . top-flight sea son, Ferris Fain's steady hit ting, and the most underrated shortstop in baseball, Eddie Joost, and you have a better club than half the Junior Cir cuit entries. They have also contributed their share to the flag race by knocking off the Indians twice more than the Yankees. Add to classic remarks depart ment: Harold Parrot of the Brook lyn front office once said of catch- SAVE at the BX in the TUB $5 in sales . . . you get $1 FREE • LEATHER BRIEFCASE $4.75 • ESTERBROOK PENS $2.00 SPECIAL notebook, complete ... 92c ' PEIS If STATE BOOK EX6HAIISE Non-profit Student-operated, School Supply Store THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA By BARRY FEIN er Andy who was then with the Philadelphia Phils, “He couldn’t catch a paper bag if it dropped into his lap.” . . . And wasn’t it Charlie Keller who warned an umpire not to get too close behind the colorful Yankee backstop Yogie Berra? Quoth Kel ler: “Don’t get too close, Ump. You’re liable to step on his tail.” . . . Chris Van Cuyck, who suf fered the ignominy of being sent down from the Dodgers to Pueblo of the Class A Western League, has recently been brought back up .... At the rate Catcher Yogi Berra is going, he has a chance to set a new record for runs scored by a catcher . . . One of fhe big questions to be taken up at this winter's ma jor league meetings must be the bonus rule. Ever since it was repealed a few years ago there has been no slowing down of the vast amounts of greenbacks into the hands of untried chil dren. This has created a situ ation in which Organized Ball is paying out huge sums on the one hand while decreased at tendances are hitting it where it hurls most, in the pocket book. The only possible solu- ‘ tion is a real attempt at en forcement of ihe old bonus rule. Wilkinson Named To YMCA Post Owen Wilkinson, - former Penn State athlete, has been named program secretary of the Belle fonte YMCA. Wilkinson was graduated last June. He was captain of the gym nastics squad and a member of the track team. He is living at Pleasant Gap with his wife and three-month-old daughter. , Tony Rados Gridders to Oppose Owl Backfield Fast If Penn State’s grid team expects to get past Temple this Satur day in the opener of the 1952 grid season, the Lions will have to put a governor on the high speed backfield stars the Owls, will bring to Beaver Field. For if there is one bright spot in the entire Temple grid picture, it is a stellar array of backs which most any team in the nation would be glad to have on hand during the soon-to-open season. The Temple leather luggers to keep your eyes on will be Duke Wuzzardo, Tex Robinson, Jack Ramsey, Eddie Charters, Chet Bromke, Jimmy Kapp, and Paul McKernan. The Lions will have to contend with them all. Last Year's Sensation For the last two years Wuzzardo was the topnotch ball carrier of the club,. He’s a low-running driv er who will double at safety posi tion where he can be as dangerous as State’s Bob Pollard The Duke will have competition as the top dog on the club from sophomore Robinson. Tex was a startling sensation, to Philadel phians last year and made Temp lars recall their yesteryear stars, Andy Tomasic and Bud Sutton. Fullback Ramsey can run hard as does Eddie Charters, a third year veteran who was largely re sponsible for the Owl’s upset win over Boston University, 20-13, last year! Two Fine Passers Kapp is a tiny scatback of the style of State’s Dick Jones and Matt Yanosich. He’s only 5-9 but can really turn on the speed from his righthalf position. Rounding out a backfield which is solidly balanced all the way around, Temple has two fine pass ers at quarterback to operate the vital slot in the Owl’s straight and Soviet Article Claims Invention of "BeizboL" MOSCOW —The Soviet youth magazine, Smena, told young So viet readers that “beizbol” is not American in origin but just an American distortion of the Russian village sport of Lapta which was played in the Russian countryside hundreds of years before there was any America on the map. America “beizbol,” the maga zine said, is a “beastly battle, a bloody fight with mayhem and murder.” Plavers Are Slaves “Beizbol” plavers in the United States, said the magazine, are slaves who are bought and sold like sheep. Then when they are worn out and usually crippled as a result of injuries suffered on the playing fields, they are thrown out on the street .to die of starvation, Smena said. The article, entitled “Beizbol- Big Ketch,” and written by A. Kuleshov and M. Kremnev, gave Soviet readers some real inside details of the American game. One of the pictures showed a .player knocked out on the field with the caption “Episode in Game Between ‘Sen Luis’ and ‘Rodjers’.” Special Camps Smena/said “businessmen from soorts” who make fabulous prof its from the game, train young boys in the special techniques of rough play so they will be able to inflict injuries on their oppon ents. “Such for instance is the New The TAVERN Wednesday, Sept. 17 ITALIAN SPAGHETTI WITH MEAT SAUCE LIVER WITH ONIONS SEAFOOD PLATTER 8 OZ. & 12 OZ: STEAKS DINNER 5-7:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1952 By JAKE HIGHTON split T attack. Although neither are likely to have the speed and class neces sary to make the split T takeoff, both are more than good enough for the orthodox T handling. Eoth excellent passers, Bromke has especial poise for only a sopho more performer. These Owl backs once loose could easily make things miser able for the Nittanies’ usually, rugged defense. KQV to Broadcast FoofhaSl Contests Pittsburgh station KQV has been added to the radio network which will broadcast the Lion football schedule in 1952. Announcement of the addition of the Pittsburgh outlet, long sought by Penn State officials, was made by Ketchum, MacLeod and Grove," Inc., Pittsburgh ad vertising agency representing the sponsoring Chevrolet dealers. Because baseball commitments prevent broadcast of the Temple opener, the 15-station network will swing into operation for the Purdue game at Beaver Field Sept. 27. Bob Prince, Pittsburgh sports caster, will do the play-by-play for the third straight year. York club, the Rodjers, which has a spcial training camp for this purpose.” Smena related how the famous player, Beibs Rut, was sold to an other team against his wishes for $150,000 and said if this happens to stars, imagine what ordinary players have to put up with. “They sell them, buy them, and throw them out of the door when they are no longer needed,” said Smena. “They often leave the game with their health under mined, often crippled, to increase the unemployed list.” UNTAMED! UNASHAMED! "OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS" "TO THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI" with Randolph Scott |nj Wk . E| 1 HELD OVER!! W. Somerset Maugham's "ENCORE" , Doors Open 6 p.m.
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